Chapter Three - The Alpha

Nolan Walter 

I had been blind for as long as I can remember. My mother and father told me that I was cursed by a witch who strongly disliked Alphas and had a long feud with the werewolf world. 

The witch who I never knew, thought that all Alphas were possessive and always wanted what wasn't even theirs, so she cursed us, thinking that Alphas could never love. She made me blind so I could never see my mate and be vulnerable to the world. 

The only way to regain my sight, was for someone — preferably my mate — to tell me she loved me and mean it, not because of the mate bond, but love me with all her heart and all her soul. She was to love me for me, not because of my status. 

Being twenty six, one would think I would have found her, but sadly, I hadn't, nor did I even have the time. 

I never had time for it, and every time the Red Moon Pack hosted the unmated ceremonies, parties or gatherings, I wouldn't attend to them. 

I was a blind Alpha, and that made me vulnerable. It was my disadvantage, causing other packs and rogues to want to ambush my pack and try to take control. So I had to work hard, train, and try to enhance my other senses so I could be stronger and not weak. 

I pushed my mate life away, even though I knew that if I found her, and if she said ‘I love you', then my blindness would go away and I could be a stronger and a more capable Alpha.

But obviously, my pack came first. It was cruel, to say the least, but I needed to do it for the good of the pack. 

When I reached the age of ten, I started to train. I would build up my other senses and fight hard with the rest of the warriors and keep the status of my pack as one of the strongest packs in all of America, and if I didn't keep up our status, our pack would fall. 

Sixteen long years and I did the same routine, and when I was announced Alpha of the pack, I knew the challenges ahead. For the first few years of being Alpha, many wanted to take over. 

Other smaller packs constantly fought with us, rogues too attacked, killing a few of our innocent members and all had the same motive: to bring the Blood Rose Pack down. 

Of course, I didn't let them win. I had some of the strongest pack warriors and multiple connections with witches and allies, so I defeated them, one by one. 

It was easier to keep up the status without a Luna, and the pack desperately wanted a Luna, but they knew what had to be done first. So when the Red Moon Pack hosted the unmated parties, I allowed them to go, leaving me behind and some of the pack warriors to keep guard. 

This year, however, was different. A day before the ceremony was to hold, my mother was telling me how she wanted a daughter-in-law and how she wanted grand pups from me before she died and my father reluctantly agreed. They knew how important it was for our pack to have its Luna. 

I objected but at the end, I had to come because my parents had insisted on it.

So here I was allowing my Beta, Liam toguide me into the hall, which by the sound of people, was filled with unmated and mated wolves. 

I could feel their gaze on me when we stepped inside and I could guess at their thoughts. The Blind Alpha was here was what they were probably thinking. 

I smirked as Gregory aided me in getting on what felt like a stage. All eyes were on me now — everyone's heated gaze was on one of the most powerful Alphas, and I knew they thought I was impressive. 

My wolf and I basked in their astonishment, even though I knew why they were acting like this. I never went to these things, so it must have been such a surprise for all of them. 

"May I present to you Alpha Nolan!" Gregory bellowed out, allowing my name to sink into all the wolves. A silence followed and then a loud and happy clapping filled my ears as several of them cheered. 

As I was led off the stage, many other Alphas came to greet me, giving me a firm handshake and their Lunas came and bowed their head in submission, allowing me to rub my cheek against theirs, trying to familiarise their scents. 

I nodded and proceeded to walk around the place

 I tried to smell something that was supposed to be delicious, but the smell would have been masked by the scent of others. 

How was I supposed find my mate in these stupid gatherings? I didn't understand why my mother insisted I should be here. 

I sighed heavily, my wolf itching to escape and find our mate himself. I didn't want to be here anymore and face disappointment, so I left the messy hall, away from the prying eyes of the unmated and left for some fresh air. 

I could feel my wolf howling. I was getting too distracted by being angry about my mother, that I almost missed it. 

My wolf was yipping and howling as I just stood there, basking in the deliciousness of our mate's scent. It smelt like roses mixed with lavender. It was the most delicious scent I ever smelt. Truly it was glorious. Never in my life would I have thought that it was this amazing. 

I allowed my legs to follow the scent, careful of my surroundings as I walked on what seemingly was a footpath.

It led me to some small steps and I made my way up with ease, trying to follow the scent that was my mate's. The more I neared her, the more the smell became more powerful. It was like an everlasting drug, and I couldn't get enough of it. 

Using my wolf hearing, I strained to hear my mates small gasp as I knew she could smell me, basking in my scent as I did with hers. 

I could sense she wasn't moving, she wanted to find me, but she wasn't moving. My hands were in a desperate search to find the door handle, but being careful at the same time, I did not want to make her think that I was an intruder. 

The more I tried to find the stupid handle, the more my wolf yipped and wanted to escape. My fur was already standing and I could feel my canines descend. My Alpha side wanted to claim what was ours, and my wolf side wanted to take her instantly. 

Scared that I might scare her, I forced my body to run away from her. My legs picked up speed as the connection that I had momentarily with her broke and I ran away, trying to calm my wolf and my Alpha genes before I did something I would regret. 

I hadn't found my mate at the age I was supposed to and my wolf was very agitated when we didn't find her and now that we had, it wanted her badly. I prayed to the Moon Goddess that I could keep it under control. 

After I left her wherever she was, I headed back into the hall, allowing the scents of other wolves to try and calm my wolf down. 

So while my wolf repeatedly bugged me, I prayed that my mate decided to come out and find me. I wanted her and hopefully, she wanted me. 

I walked around some more, trying to find the scent I longed for. The night passed on in minutes and I found myself walking down a long corridor, only to be engulfed by the same scent I was entranced with a couple of minutes ago. 

I beamed, trying to sense if she was nearby, and she was. I quickly made myself find the source, trying to sense if she was in a room or not, but she wasn't. She was in an open area. 

My wolf was once again howling as we neared what was a long corridor with pillars, my senses heightening as we could hear our mate sniffling and it pained me to think I was the cause of this. Il 

I allowed the vibrations of my footsteps to guide me as well as her amazing scent and soon, I found what was hopefully my mate as her scent was stronger than I anticipated. 

I could swear that her sniffling stopped and I felt her gaze on me. She was looking at my eyes, and I knew they were blue. 

I found myself kneeling down, allowing the scent to engulf me and my wolf as we happily went quiet and allowed ourselves to share this moment with our mate. It was perfect, even though I couldn't see her, but I knew she must be beautiful. I needed to touch her, my wolf and I needed this. 

With me hopefully staring at her, I allowed my arm to extend out to touch her cheek. It was almost electrifying as my fingers skimmed over our mate's cheek.

But the best part was when I came in contact with it and I saw colours. It danced in front of me. It was amazing. My heart was starting to beat fast, and I could hear her heart pounding in my ears as both pleasure and happiness seeped through us. 

The colours were still dancing around me, as if one touch from her could bring my eyesight back and as if she was already in love with me. 

She was a gift from the Moon and she gave me the wonders of colours, something I never encountered before, and now I could see them.

It was just as if they were auras. I could see the figure of my mate sitting right in front of me, eyes dazed as she took all of me in. I felt happy, I knew she was mine and all it took was a breath for us to both know who we were to each other